
\subsubsection*{General information}


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\item The recommended tool in this course is R (with the IDE R-Studio). You can download R \href{https://cran.r-project.org/}{\textbf{here}} and R-Studio \href{https://www.rstudio.com/products/rstudio/download/}{\textbf{here}}. There are tons of tutorials, videos and introductions to R and R-Studio online. You can find some initial hints \href{https://www.rstudio.com/online-learning/}{\textbf{here}}. 
\item  You can write the report with your preferred software, but the outline of the report should follow the instruction in the R markdown template that can be found \href{https://raw.githubusercontent.com/avehtari/BDA_course_Aalto/master/templates/assignment_template.rmd}{\textbf{here}}. 
\item  Report all results in a single, {\bf anonymous} *.pdf -file and return it to \href{peergrade.io}{\textbf{peergrade.io}}. 
\item The course has its own R package with data and functionality to simplify coding. To install the package just run the following:
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\item \texttt{install.packages("remotes")}
\item \texttt{remotes::install\_github("avehtari/BDA\_course\_Aalto", \\ subdir = "rpackage")}
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\item Many of the exercises can be checked automatically using the R package \\ \texttt{markmyassignment}. Information on how to install and use the package can be found \href{https://cran.r-project.org/web/packages/markmyassignment/vignettes/markmyassignment.html}{\textbf{here}}.
\item Additional self study exercises and solutions for each chapter in BDA3 can be found \href{http://www.stat.columbia.edu/~gelman/book/solutions3.pdf}{\textbf{here}}.
\item We collect common questions regarding installation and technical problems in a course Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ). This can be found \href{https://github.com/avehtari/BDA_course_Aalto/blob/master/FAQ.md}{\textbf{here}}.
\item If you have any suggestions or improvements to the course material, please feel free to create an issue or submit a pull request to the public repository!!
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